Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-10-29
lwas gong before the magistrate.

iaroS gong before the magistrate.
Idream Of that ignominy still, though
forty years have passed since 1 was placed
III the dock and asked what I had to saw
for myself. Drunk and d%isorderly.r
I was charged by the constabie-there
were no police In 1So3-with being drunk
and disorderly. Twenty other poor
wretches were waiting their trial for
the same o%tfense; ono or two for graver
charges. My case came first, and had the
honor of being reported in the papers.
Here is the extract cut out OF The Morn
ing Chronicle:
"A young nan who gave his name as
Henry Luke, and said he was an actor by
profession, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly in the streets. The consta-
bic found him at 10 O'Clock lying Oh the
pavement Of Bucklcrsbury too drunk even
to speak, and quite unable therefore to
give any account Of himself. A check,
signed by the we'll known firm of Crackett
& Charges, for ESQ was found on his per-
son. Tho magistrate remarked that this
was q suspicious circumstance, and de-
cided to remand the ease till these gentle
men could be communicated with. One
OF the partners appeared ut 10 and dc.
posed that the prisoners real name was
Luke ucraft, that he had been an actor.
nhu ina me check had been given him by
the firm. acting for Il client who wished to
w anonymous nut whose motive was pure
nenevoie'ce.
IN magistrate, on nearing the facts of
the case, addressed the prisoner with n
sult"pie auliiohitioh. lie Il q him re-
nleniper tnaI s''cn ni abuse OF Il good
lnan charlty, as ne hnd been guilty of,
VIVA thu vvnrSk fnn,,> sc :.i ~
was VIC worst form Oh liigra'ltlde. 1t
appeared Una on the very day OF receiving
" snl, wnicl. was evidently intended to
s".ai,.o 'n.n III ilc, or 10 hho ma the
.ile"nS procuring suitable employment,
.he PRISONER ncnneratciy mad" hl'nscl! sc
nopeiessiS drunk tiia' ne ro"!a neither
npt"h no, S''.''-"here, IL ~" MOI appear.
lhe nn.slstra'e cnni" not mt 'erl tina, his
co!''uc. S'""rh 'he srh'est want "i moral
r,al.I'l..' anu ne strongly 'hv.s'n Mr.,
N'"ch't' ''icei inc cieck WI further
orders AS however, it was n first otfensc,
~ III ''l,s'"cra'ioh o. me prisoner
youth, the ilne inflicted would he a small
one o' ''' SiiiIl'he'' WIN COSTS.
lnat was me newspaper account Of the
tii"'I' YIN MS way "n' "' court Mr..
S'"the.' h'oppeo INC
,ou.t "It", nc s'iu, shaking ms
"v"', ,uas ~ srry "rcaulni. warned
10y o''.. .'en' nSa,iist 'h'S net Oh
S,"" ~" are ',e mn young man
,,n,"., ' mM'. '''s's.su ~ ,"i, i'aSii'iceil
.1.;.n i;s, INV "h 'o'i' 'ook 10
tn ~. "." Nv" "a Z" uissiatti"i i'h'ihef.
, TN '"' sup "'''' II Is yet
NY
,a -" "m"s "s !as. rs ! coui"' ana cfept
~ ~ ny ""S'',s "''ef 'he necessary
'i',9el"p'c breakfast.
i UNI Hot asiiained TO SAY That ] sat
uo"n ~" Greet; me Tears would crow'i
,ii.o my Eyes. IL was 700 dreadful. Here
. was' oiiS - Sc'ra or age, with my life
.cio.o lne, u"o''ieu thro"gn my own folly
,.lHct",ne .'li'hH aiiu aisgracciil rep
u.' ! "!h.l Ro"l would come VI nay
ny MONEY "'"'r 'hesc ureadl'i co'ldl-
.iohs' Money, i'!aced: what iad be
.ol.'e" VI .ne @'o 2iEc'l me ohly W days
"eIolc, ''"'e. All gone bnt one single
soNele's" "hish served 10 pay my Inc.
eon'e one n"t ru''c" INC. Pcrhnps the
cohslApieA' fefhapS u street THIEF. 1t
Mas gone. Inc sorry reward OF my con
seI' ~ thc '''h"'ys bargain was clean
s"epl a"ay' ana olily the consequences CT
~ VI" .n ieiie!'c'.
)" wv "',ei"o"h' US laslclleh lonle
aio's =. ua,hrhlhg street hoping TO reach
o"e 'S""1
curious 'h'ne i'hpreic" to me. On the
o.heI sioe Oh me street, IN u dark corner,
summing upTlghi ana pointing to me with
nnse VI oet's'"h' !! s"" ho'llc-dc-nrigc
we negro servant. ! rushed ut him, blind
WIN iase' " men got tothc spot J found
nooouy mere. was IL Il trick Ut II dis
olueleo pto'h! ! Il seen him. quite
p'u!nly, Sr'nhlns nj me with his wrinklrtl
,eh eau ttSi turned from the place |
"em.N MS ia'hl''ar ,.llck .cl'lck.
l"iee more on the way this strange
phaatoni appeared 70 me; cncii time ac-
colipan,eu ny inc .C'uck. OF MS voice. 1t
W." p .u,n.ohi WIN "h'c'i ! was to nc.
.o,i,e 1ali''iar' hueea' before ] i'h finished
Win 'o"le-oe-heie nm" MS ';'as'cr.
~ was clear mat Tie demon 10 whom
nuu so'" 'hsse!I was INCAPABLE of the
snsnLea. c"l'sluera!loi ""ari me. lie
Woul" ~. ana drink as I''ticlI as he felt
ulsposeu ~ 40 rhre!css "' any Consc-
quenEes ana1 '''.gh. 'ciaii me, IT was
t4ualiy s,.'en' INA ne intended I" make
..o i,ion1 VI il's % eau enormously
every 'ay ana 10 drink himself drunk
..eiy n'sA', AN" J "as poweflcss: Mean
eane ;" WIS becoming e',denl ttat the
consequences TO me would DC as serious as
- ! were n!Ssell gul!ty OF these excuses.
Ohe "top OF comfort alone remaincd: my
appet1te "ohid 1aii ana my torlnentor
"o"!o oe puhisf'ed where ne would feel 1t
nios., ! lay Gown anu waited I'll lunch
con tiIae, no sense OF repetition came over